A counseling center tied to conversion therapy sent a cease and desist letter to our reporter.

In an attempt to hinder our reporting, the family counseling center told LOOKOUT staff to stop contacting them.

Lawyers representing a family therapy practice that LOOKOUT has shown to use and promote conversion therapy have attempted to intimidate the news outlet by sending a cease and desist letter, telling its reporters to stop contacting the practice or be faced with lawsuits.  

LOOKOUT identified therapists at Family Strategies Counseling Center who previously advertised themselves either as reparative therapists or as counselors willing to treat “unwanted same-sex attraction.” Reparative therapy is a term for conversion therapy that implies gay people can be fixed or “repaired.” The center’s original website domain was “healinghomosexuality.com.”

After reaching out to the center’s executive team and several of…